Jailed landlord freed by judge

Alzobaidi Aziz, the Syracuse landlord who was jailed last week for failing to fix code violations on his rental property and for missing court dates related to the violation, was released from jail this afternoon by Judge James Cecile.

Aziz told the judge that he could not make the $17,000 bail while in jail. But he said that if he was released, he'd be able to get a loan, pay the city the nearly $17,000 he owes it in back taxes and fines and begin to fix his property.

Cecile agreed to let the man go, setting a court date for Sept. 26 to check on Aziz's progress. Aziz had been held at the Justice Center since Sept. 11.

Aziz has more than 20 outstanding code violations on his property at 740 Otisco St., including problems with the electrical system that the city described as dangerous even though tenants no longer live in the house.